Harry IS Snape.

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"horridporrid03" <horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:

> But the fact remains, Snape *saved Harry's
> life*.  Without Snape, Harry would be dead. 

But the fact remains, Harry *saved Snape's life*. Without Harry, 
Snape and the entire wizard world would be dead.

> though he'd *love* to have a logical and 
> clearcut reason to blame Snape for Sirius's
> death, he realizes that at this point,
> he really doesn't.  

Harry thought Snape's taunts to Sirius about his lack of courage
encouraged him to take unnecessary risks, a theory that does not
strike me as unreasonable; more generally Harry thought Snape was
untrustworthy and a traitor, a suspicion that proved to be 100%
correct, so I don't understand why you criticize Harry, I just wish
Dumbledore was as perceptive.

> What Harry is doing (and has been doing)
> is deciding Snape is guilty and then 
> looking for evidence to prove it so. 

OK maybe I'm missing something but I just don't get it.  Harry found
Snape guilty, and Snape was guilty, so where's the problem?

> Yes, Draco was up to something

Harry not only told Dumbledore that Draco was up to something sinister
and dangerous he also told him exactly where the trouble would come
from (the Room Of Requirement) and exactly when it would happen (when
the were out looking for the fake Horcrux), but unfortunately
Dumbledore ignored him.

> but Harry missed the fact that Draco
> was being blackmailed into it. 

I'll just quote something you yourself said in the very same post:
"the motivations don't count in this instance." 

Me:: 
>> I don't know for a fact that 
>> Snape didn't save Dumbledore,
>> but I do know enough to be 
>> very skeptical of such a
>> claim, Harry did too. 

Betsy:
> Why would Dumbledore lie?

I don't know that Dumbledore lied, but I do know that Dumbledore can
be naïve and is often very wrong about people. But as we have
absolutely no details of the time Snape is alleged to have saved
Dumbledore there is little more I can say on that subject.

> sure, JKR could bring forth a completely
> new character at the eleventh hour.
> "Gee kids, it was Mrs. Hedgerow all along!"
> But I'm doubting she's gone through all
> this trouble just to cheat in the end.  

Better that than turn the murder of the greatest and kindest wizard in
the series into a hero.

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